This group is run Mondays at 7:15pm ET and every other Thursday at 6pm ET with Elena, every other Wednesday at 10am ET with Colleen and every other Sunday at 3pm ET with Spencer

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We've kept it broad so people of all stripes can join in and share their experiences from mild feelings of loneliness to lifelong struggles with depression and find suggestions and tools to overcome and thrive with their peers

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About the Moderators:

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Colleen Qvist colleen.qvist@gmail.com

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Colleen is a Credentialed Master Coach CMP. She has 30 years' experience of working in and with organizations and focusing on growing people and in turn organizations. She creates a space for people to be vulnerable and and to feel non-judged as they come to terms with change, connection, managing their stress, achieving BIG goals and finding the meaning in their lives. 

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Elena Hatzakos ehatzakos314@gmail.com

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Elena Hatzakos is a multi-state licensed clinician and a certified life coach who merged the two practices in order to help you improve your overall quality of life. She is also a SIFI Educator, helping other clinicians obtain their necessary clinical hours in order to advance in the mental health field. Elena is a trauma-informed provider who is also the MBC Council Board Leader at ABCD.org. Her specialties include trauma, oncology, CBT, DBT, Exposure Therapy, eating disorders, depression, anxiety and other modalities, which can help guide you to goal achievement. And most importantly, Elena is a mom to two boys and absolutely loves what she does. 

 

Spencer Moore samoore1@lakeheadu.ca 

 

Spencer is a long-time spiritual seeker and current Inclusive Education Manager in Kelowna, British Columbia. He works to ensure the holistic needs of diverse learners are met in the classroom through pedagogically supported, individualized programming designed to accommodate a range of abilities. Spencer also holds counseling credentials and previously worked as a Mental Health & Substance Use Specialist in both British Columbia and Ontario for five years. By combining his expertise in education and social services, he has developed a variety of engaging, person-centered programs for not-for-profit organizations across the country. His work has taken him to remote Indigenous communities, where he created programming for at-risk youth, as well as urban areas, where he provided community-based counseling services. He also co-designed and co-established a counseling program supporting over 150 residents across multiple supportive housing sites in British Columbia. Now, he brings his experience to Pay What You Can Peer Support (PWYCPS) working to expand access to peer support services for those who need it most. Outside of work, he is passionate about locally grown, home-cooked food, poetry and art, community, and—of course—terrible Dad jokes.Where do babies go after a peek-a-boo accident?The I.C.U...

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